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Abukuma Express Line "XPAND Train" Photo Contest — Entries Now Open

Abukuma Express Line "XPAND Train" Photo Contest — Entry Guidelines

We are holding a photo contest for the "XPAND Train" running on the Abukuma Express Line.

Schedule Entry period: Monday 11 June 2018, 15:00 – Sunday 24 June, 23:59
Results announcement: Wednesday 4 July 2018
Awards
  • Three winning entries will be selected following adjudication by a panel of judges.
  • The results will be announced on 4 July 2018 (Wednesday) on the large-screen "Alta Vision" at Shinjuku Alta, where the top entries and their creators will be featured.
  • Simultaneously, the same broadcast as the Alta Vision screening will be streamed on the XPAND Code website and YouTube.
  • Prize winners will also receive exclusive non-retail railway novelty goods (provided by Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.).
Entry requirements A photograph or video of up to 10 seconds featuring the "XPAND Train" running on the Abukuma Express Line.
※ Only trains displaying the "XPAND" headmark are eligible (the headmark need not be clearly visible, as long as it can be confirmed).
※ There is no limit to the number of entries per person.
File formats: JPEG / PNG / MP4 / MOV
Size: 1920 × 1080 px
※ The announcement video may include an XPAND Code inserted into the lower 80 px of the image.
How to enter The entry period has ended. Thank you for your participation.
Use of entries
  • Intellectual property rights in submitted works remain with the entrant.
  • Winners grant our company a licence to reproduce, screen, publicly transmit, make transmittable, communicate, display, and adapt the winning work in accordance with its copyright.
  • Moral rights may be exercised appropriately, except where doing so would unjustifiably hinder our business activities.
Other notes
  • Please be mindful of etiquette when taking photographs so as not to disrupt train operations or other passengers.
  • The operating schedule is subject to change. Any updates will be posted on the website as soon as they become available.

"XPAND Train" Operating Schedule

Timetable for each station
※ The service was revised from 12 June onwards.